Matthew Lewis (born 6 June 1990) is an Australian former professional

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who last played for

Blacktown City Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktow ...

in the

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. Considered a club legend, Lewis has made over 300 official appearances as a defender for the Demons.

Career

Central Coast Mariners

On 25 January 2009 Lewis made his debut for the

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against

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at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford. On 15 September 2010, Lewis competed in a 100-metre race alongside the likes of

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, Josh Morris,

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and

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to find the fastest football player in Australia.

Blacktown City

Since rejoining his boyhood club

in 2011, Lewis made his 305th appearance for the club in a league match against

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on 28 August 2020. He broke the record for the most appearances made for Blacktown, surpassing Damien Foxe who made 304 appearances. After 376 appearances in total, Lewis announced his retirement on 16 August 2023, having won three

Championships, one Premiership, and a National Premier Leagues Grand Final in

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. He played his last match on 20 August against

Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, the second-tier of soccer in Austral ...

at Landen Stadium.

References

External links

Central Coast Mariners profile

Lewis at Blacktown City
1990 births Living people Australian men's soccer players A-League Men players Blacktown City FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players Men's association football midfielders National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub